Dynamic Geometrics: Watercolor Patterns Inspired by Gee’s Bend Quilts with Rawley Clark

Tuesday, April 18, 5:00pm - 6:30pm PST

The quilts of Gee’s Bend are quilts made by Black women and their ancestors who live or have lived in the isolated area of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Gee’s Bend is a tiny community of just about 700 people, and has an incredibly resilient history! The quilts made by the women there are thought of as some of the most important contributions to Black art in history, and in this class we will be using them as inspiration for our paintings. Join me in a class that combines history and painting, learning all about the story of the women of Gee’s Bend while creating quilt-inspired paintings of our own!

Join zoom 15 minutes early (4:45pm) for an informal meet and greet with the instructor and other class participants! Session instructions will begin promptly at 5:00pm PST so that everyone has plenty of time to join!

SUGGESTED MATERIALS:

• Your watercolors!
• Square watercolor paper
• Tiny sheets of watercolor paper, about 2”x3” 
• 1-2 different sized flat brushes
• 1 small round brush (for detailing) 
• (optional) black watercolor paper

ABOUT RAWLEY

Rawley Clark is a queer, Black, Aries, multimedia artist born and raised in the Bay Area. Rawley’s work centers around her personal experiences with Black femininity and the intersections of Black womanhood and queerness. Through printmaking, painting and illustration, Rawley explores themes of connections between the body and nature, community, and interconnection. They find inspiration in nature, the stars, and the magic of the universe.

View Rawley’s work at www.rawleyclark.com and instagram: @rawlzzzart!

All workshops are recorded and the replay will be automatically available the day after class to everyone who paid for a spot! The link to the recording will expire 30 days after the date of the session.

*Each class is currently capped at 40 people, but we will be offering 5 free spots per class to people with financial need. Email friends@caseformaking.com if you would like to request a spot. Free spots are first come, first serve.

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